| Author: | Oscar Wilde | ISBN: | 9781911144892 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | January 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign | Language: | English |
| Author: | Oscar Wilde |
| ISBN: | 9781911144892 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | January 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign |
| Language: | English |
The Ballad of Reading Gaol was written in exile in France. The poem narrates the execution of Wooldridge; it moves from an objective story-telling to symbolic identification with the prisoners as a whole, highlighting the brutalisation of the punishment that all convicts share.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol was written in exile in France. The poem narrates the execution of Wooldridge; it moves from an objective story-telling to symbolic identification with the prisoners as a whole, highlighting the brutalisation of the punishment that all convicts share.
